Re: [XFree86] Belkin KVM switch and Gnome, console mouse service

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At 21:55 26-09-03 -0400, Mark Vojkovich wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, jmw wrote:
>
>> 2. if i use the KVM to switch from Linux to either of two other machines, then switch
>> back to Linux, every movement of the mouse causes the cursor to jump randomly 
>> around the screen, mostly from a lower left to upper right direction.  i can only regain 
>> control over the cursor if i restart GPM service.  
>> 
>> i contacted Belkin about the KVM.  their reply was "try restarting GPM".  that wasn't
>> terribly helpful.
>
>  Switching VTs and back should help.  XFree86's mouse protocol parsing
>just doesn't seem to be smart enough to deal with this sort of thing.

i suppose time and development will tell.
could you be a bit more explicit about 'switching VTs'?


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